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The following interesting note refers to its occurrence in the interior 
They grow in company or close clumps, upon decomposed slate or trap-rock formation, also on 
granite outcrops, and in some cases on sand ridges, but in every instance the situations are very dry and 
of a barren appearance, always on high, steep ridges. 
The He-Oak, or male tree, always occupies the high side of the ridge, overshadowing the She-Oak, so 
that the slightest breeze shakes the pollen on the female tree. The male tree is a very compact, round- 
topped tree, with a good shape, and with a much brighter green than the opposite sex. 
The She-Oak is of a more spreading and drooping habit, spare of foliage, and wanting in symmetry 
or defined outline. (Forest Ranger Taylor, Wagga Wagga, September, 1892.) 
Mr. 11. H. Cambage* also speaks of its occurrence on igneous hills, 
although, as he points out, it is not restricted to one formation. 
Representative localities in the National Herbarium include Deniliquin 
(Forester Wilshire), where it is known as “ Black Oak,” Wanganella, near Hay (E. 
C. Officer), Weddin, near Young (J.H.M.). Going more west we have Condobolin 
(J.H.M.) and Dubbo (District Forester Marriott), where it is known as “Mountain 
Oak.” Going north, we find it in various localities in which characteristic western 
vegetation is found considerably to the east, e.g., “ Bull Oak ” on stony hillsj 
Wybong (A. Rudder), “Sour Oak” on the southern slopes of the hills around 
Denman (J.H.M.), and at Mount Dangar (J. L. Boorman). 
Propagation. —From seed. It is an excellent tree for sea-side planting, and 
should be extensively propagated for that purpose. Some of the handsomest trees 
in the coastal belt of Victoria and South Australia are of this species. One of the 
most beautiful trees I have seen is in a street at Port Fairy, Victoria, beautifully 
symmetrical, and affording plenty of shade. The wind, so detrimental to the shape 
of trees in exposed situations as a rule, does not appear to affect the beauty of this 
species, and I would therefore recommend that She-Oaks for sea-side planting be 
added to the scanty list of those trees whose merits for the purpose have been well 
ascertained. 
Aiton says that this species was introduced into England by Messrs. Kennedy 
and Lee, the nurserymen, evidently from the seed collected by Sir Joseph Banks in 
1770. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 65. 
A. Branch with pistilliferous flowers. 
b. Ripe cone. 
c. Winged nut containing seed. 
D. Branch with staminiferous flowers. 
e. Staminiferous flowers. 
p. Part of the same opened out (inside view). 
g. A single staminiferous flower, consisting of a single stamen between two (minute) floral 
bracts. 
H. Portion of joint of branchlet showing point of insertion into whorl. 
k. Whorled bracts representing leaves, opened out. 
Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. FT., 1900, 713; 1901, p. 202. 
